Mahesh’s World

It is a general observation that people who return from United states, have their vocabulary changed. Cookie for biscuit, zee for z, O for zero etc. This behavior is worse for people who work in IT. They get too much involved in these terms that they cannot get themselves “released” from the “environment”. Here are following “instances reported” or crazy conversations of pagalguys at IT!

Disclaimer - The characters are not fictious. They obviosly refer people working in IT firms developing, testing, supporting or mostly doing nothing. Some may even use their time to blog with posts like this!

Instance 1:
Sibling - 8.5 years in IT. : Ma, me going to sleep
Mom : I told u to throw the garbage na?
Sibling : Oh, that “task” is “assigned” to me uh??
Mom : Yeah
Sibling: Oh no, thats an added “responsibility” now!

Instance 2:
(Friend and me in canteen)
Friend: water!! Water!! (smashes the jug as people around give a stare at us!)
(Friend continues) : What is this? I am a S/W engineer doing my right work(self boasting - many has this), why are not these water filling people not doing “productive” work?

Me: Its ok da, please wait till he comes.
Friend : how can I eat without water by side? It is one of “mandatory requirements”!! (aaarrrgghhhh!!)

Now, lets see to a conversation which “freshers” would have experienced for sure from their “leads”.

Lead: Leaves are not entertained, if you are taking a leave, it should be planned one!
Fresher : But, i took the leave because I was sick!
Lead: Ok, this time I’am not “escalating” this! From next time onwards please “PLAN UR SICK LEAVES”. (foresee falling ill??)

PL : Why often leaves?
Gal : Mom s having cancer…so need to take for regular checkups
PL: So, check ups are now a regular thing right? then why not take “Planned leaves”?
Gal: But……see… .. I ….. its not like…..
PL: U complete the test cases, log one or two defects and go wherever you want and do whatever u want… i dont mind

There are more “issues” which can be addressed here. But since this may affect the “productivity” and “status update” for the day, I’m “releasing” this post. Probably more “updates” on next “versions”. Give your feedbacks and post your experiences too in comments!

It was for a very long time, i have been thinking to put something really interesting or funny in my blog as the next update. Today, i remembered a incident which happened a month back at our office and found that could be an interesting one to post. So here it goes!

We boast to be at the biggest office of T(ea)C(offee)S(nacks) which is located at SEZ, Siruseri on the OMR. The security wasn’t so strict and anyone with a white and blue identity card can get in. But all of a sudden, the security restrictions got tightened and we were checked like terrorists carrying time bombs. A pillion wasn’t allowed in a bike and removing the helmet to check the face comparing with that in the ID card were made compulsary. Mails flowed in saying that the ID cards have to be displayed when getting inside the bus and also when getting down. We wondered why was this sudden turnover of events are happening around us. It was almost after a week, we came to know the reason.

We have a special shuttle service to the main gate which is about two kilometers from our office. The week ahead, a lady had got into the bus and reached our office. She tailgated inside the project premises and was roaming around the cubicles having a look around. And then she has went to a person and started begging for money! Yes, she was a beggar. She not only got inside the office but also into the so called secured Project floor too! Later, the security guards took her away before which she already collected more than fifty bucks!

When we were discussing this incident, we got a major doubt which i bet you people would also have got after reading this. Are the girls working here are so bad or the beggar girl was looking so good that they couldn’t differentiate?